Up at 04.30 for breakfast duty before long drive but it was definitely worth every minute it gave us in Etosha. As we entered the National Park, we spotted giraffes wrapping their black tongues round the spiky acacia branches, zebra standing about & elephants refusing to pose by the side of the road. The campsite is marked out by a large white fort which could belong to the Foreign legion. The actual site was full of glossy starlings, grey louries (go away birds) and little laughing doves. Once the tent was up, we visited the site's waterhole- a pair of beautiful blue cranes stood alongside giraffes and elephants by the edge whilst springboks and kudu stood in the shade. At 3pm, Tim took us for a game drive and saw LOADS- stunning oryx, tiny dikdiks, hornbills,
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